Author Tour Blog: Kim Harrison

I'm nearing the halfway-mark through the tour, and finally caught up on my sleep. Whew! Every year this gets easier. Or maybe I just know how to take care of myself better . . . ;-)

Friday saw me at my favorite independent store in San Diego, Mysterious Galaxy and wow, the crowd was better than ever. Lots of tour shirts, and the who-read-the-book-count was at thirteen. I've seen a shift in questions to a more plot-oriented slant, but that might be because many of the faces in the crowd were very familiar rather than more people having already read The Outlaw Demon Wails.

I'm writing this while in Seattle, where I will be for a couple of days, hence the catching up on my sleep. I had the morning pretty much for myself, so I treated me to a leisurely breakfast, and then a walk down to the market. I've been to the market before, but having been once, I enjoyed it all the more the second time. I made the mistake of going into a kitchen shop, and picked up a copper bowl. I'm telling myself it's for Guy, since he does the cooking, but you know I bought it because I liked it. (sheepish grin) And then some flowers for me and my hotel room. Got a couple pieces of jewelry, and then, I hit the mother load of clothes shops. I knew I was in trouble, but clothes pack well for the return trip home, right? And I ne-e-e-e-e-ed something to wear at the signings, yes? I've got my clothes picked out for tonight at Third Place Books, but maybe I'll wear it at University Bookstore tomorrow night on the third.

I've got a shot of the market to share with you, so as soon as I figure how to get it off my camera and into the computer, I'll post it somewhere. It's a nice shot of some fresh tomatoes. Can you tell I'm having fun? (grin)